Podcast

Is a literary translator a servant of the artist, or is literary translation an art in and of itself? Join us for the first segment in a two-part series focusing on the special challenges of translating artistic works.                                      […]

In today's podcast, we invite TAUS founder, Jaap Van der Meer, who discusses why the Dynamic Quality Framework (DQF) is so important for measuring quality in all aspects of the language industry. It's an episode you won't want to miss!                                […]

Languages evolve and languages die. But there are some things that we can do to help protect these endangered languages and the people who speak them. Today's podcast focuses on the efforts of Cecilia Piaggio who, in collaboration with Latin America Habla, is helping to protect endangered languages of Latin America.          […]

How do you localize for Japanese Netflix users who are too young to know the language's three different writing systems — hiragana, katakana, and kanji? Yuka Ogasawara, Language Manager for Japanese at Netflix-Tokyo,  localizes marketing copies, synopses, and titles of various movies while maintaining a high local language quality for the Japanese market.        […]

In today's podcast, our hosts discuss the Machine Translation Maturity Model (MTMM) with Global Product Marketing Director, Jordi Mon Companys, and with Valeria Cannavina, the Senior Project Manager at Donnelley Language Solutions. Together, they discuss how to facilitate an improved intra-company workflow with a clear focus on product strategy, launch, and growth        […]

In today's podcast, we discuss Box, an enterprise content management platform that solves simple and complex challenges, including sharing and accessing files with advanced security far beyond traditional methods. Listen as we speak to Hanna Kanabiajeuskaja about the many benefits that Box has to offer localization professionals                  […]

Japan – the world's third largest economy – is often considered to be the toughest global localization market. However, Japan offers countless opportunities for companies and LSPs that understand how Japanese localization differs from standard practices in Europe, the Americas, and other Asian countries. Join us for a guided tour of the Japanese localization market […]

Translation and localization services are a labor of love but we also need to get paid – and paid well. One translator has mastered the art of getting paid quickly while avoiding wasteful transaction costs. Eve Lindemuth Bodeux is a localization consultant who provides localization, translation, transcreation, and project management services for product adaptations around […]

TAPICC (Translation API Class and Cases Initiative) is an industry-wide program designed to create an open-source platform that makes the integration of CMS and TMS easier and less costly. Laura Brandon, the executive director of Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), and Jim Compton, the technology program manager for Moravia, explain why TAPICC matters to you! […]

Today's language market sees more machine translated words than what was translated throughout the entire corpus of human language in the past. What does this mean from an ethical perspective for professional translators, and how does it change our primary offerings? Join us for a fascinating discussion on a topic that impacts us all    […]